After the bitter outcome of “Game of Thrones”, as many fans did not agree with what happened to Daenerys Targaryen, who died at the hands of Jon Snow, while Bran Stark remained as the new king of the 6 kingdoms, HBO came with a new story from this universe: “House of the Dragons”.
‘House of the Dragon’: What will the second season be?
After the resounding success of the first season, which fully introduced us to the conflict between the Targaryens, the series is ready to delve even deeper into the story of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower.
The West is on the brink of a bloody civil war. The second season continues the struggle between the Green Council, led by King Aegon, and the Black Council, which supports Queen Rhaenyra’s right to the throne, as seen in the trailer.
The death of young Lucerys, son of Rhaenyra, at the hands of his uncle Aemond Targaryen will be the definitive trigger for the outbreak of the Dance of Dragons. This season will follow the aftermath of this tragic event, who will take the iron throne?
Which actors are returning for “House of the Dragon” season 2?
The series will feature the return of Matt Smith (Daemon Targaryen), OIivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra Targaryen), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Eve Best (Rhaenys Targaryen), Steve Toussaint (Corlys Velaryon) , including Fabien Frankel (Ser Criston Cole), Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon II Targaryen), Phia Saban (Helaena Targaryen), Ewan Mitchell (Aemond Targaryen) and Harry Collett (Jacaerys Velaryon).
Absent from this cycle will be Elliot Grihault, who played Lucerys Velaryon, one of Rhaenyra’s children who dies in the final episode of season one.
When does the second season of “House of the dragon” premiere?
Although the 2023 writers’ strike affected the release of many American productions, this was not the case with “House of the Dragon”, since the scripts had already been written before the Hollywood strike began.
The new 8-episode season of “The House of the Dragon” premieres on June 16, airing a new episode every Sunday until August 4, which will have its season finale via the Max streaming platform or on HBO channel.
How many seasons will ‘House of the Dragon’ have?
Although only the second season is currently confirmed, it is very likely that the studio is already working on the next cycles, since unlike “Game of Thrones”, the George RR Martin text on which this fiction is based has already been written .
According to Sensacine, the writer believes it will take four 10-episode seasons to tell the story of ‘Fire and Blood’ Will there be five seasons of ‘House of the Dragon’?
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